carbenicillin

Questions

How do you pronounce carbenicillin?

The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹˌbɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/.

What does carbenicillin mean?

A broad-spectrum semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₁₈N₂O₆S used to treat infection by Gram-negative bacteria (as pseudomonas).

Where does carbenicillin come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English carbonyl Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) ▲ Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen ▲ English -yl blend English hydroxyl blend English carboxyl English carboxy Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- English benz- ▲ English -yl English benzyl Proto-Indo-European *pes- Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s Proto-Italic *peznis Latin pēnis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pēniculus ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illum Latin pēnicillum Translingual -ium Translingual Penicillium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English penicillin English benzylpenicillin blend English carbenicillin Blend of carboxy + ben(zylpen)icillin.

How to pronounce carbenicillin

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